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Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W35]

Pitching up from Spring, oil prices have been under considerable pressure due to sluggish market fundamentals, or at least the perception of such, individual...

Baltic index slips as capesize losses outweigh panamax gains

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index declined on Tuesday as capesize rates hit a near six-month low, offsetting a rise in panamax vessel...

Celestyal Journey Departs On Maiden Aegean Voyage

This weekend saw the new North Star of the Celestyal fleet, Celestyal Journey, set sail on her maiden voyage around the Aegean, cruising in...

Höegh LNG, Aker BP Form Strategic Partnership for Carbon Transport & Storage Solutions

Höegh LNG and Aker BP have entered a strategic partnership to develop a fully comprehensive carbon transport and storage (CCS) offering for industrial CO2...

Lomar promotes Peter Cotopoulis to COO and Mark Kethisouaran to CFO

Lomar Shipping, the maritime subsidiary of Libra Group, promotes Peter Cotopoulis as its new chief operating officer (COO) and Mark Kethisouaran as chief financial...

Saudi Arabia shipped less oil in August as OPEC cuts continue – Refinitiv

Saudi Arabia shipped 175.22 million barrels of crude in August 2023, over 31 million barrels less than the 206.61 million it shipped in the...

Iron ore gains as China property stimulus in focus

Iron ore futures clung to modest gains on Monday amid optimism over top global steel producer China’s policy support for its struggling property sector. China...

Higher capesize rates help Baltic index snap 3-session losing streak

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index .BADI, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped its three-session losing streak on Monday, supported...

Cosco Shipping Holdings launches share buyback after posting H1 profit

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings announced its 2023 interim results. For the year to date, the container shipping market has faced new challenges such as weak demand,...

Star Bulk announces changes to its Board of Directors

Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced the appointment of Mr. Ryan Lee to...

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Ocean Yield AS announces half yearly financial reports and audit reports

Ocean Yield AS announces results for the first quarter 2026. HIGHLIGHTS EBITDA for Q1 2026 was USD 47.3 million and Adjusted EBITDA was USD 82.3 million. Net...

CMB.TECH Announces Q1 2026 Results: Firing On All Cylinders

CMB.TECH reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended 31 March 2026.

Genco Sends Letter to Shareholders from Chairman and CEO John Wobensmith

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, sent a letter to Genco shareholders...

Diana Shipping Cautions of Significant Downside Risk in Genco’s Share Price

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

Okeanis posts strong profit in 1Q2026

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. reported its unaudited condensed financial results for the first quarter of 2026. Financial performance of the First Quarter Ended March 31,...

Tankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal prospects

Two Chinese tankers laden with oil exited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, shipping...

MSC Cruises: Focus on cruise development in Rhodes and the Dodecanese

MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys hosted an event aboard the luxury cruise vessel EXPLORA...

New ship recycling joint venture established in Bahrain

Bahrain's Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) and Indian ship recycling company the Priya...

Norway joins EU’s Baltic Sea Region cooperation amid greater security focus

Norway said on Monday it has joined the European Union's Strategy ​for the Baltic...

IMO Maritime Safety Committee convenes in London to discuss safety and security of international...

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez opened the 111th session of the Maritime Safety Committee of...

PPA hosts Georgian delegation to explore cooperation in ports and logistics infrastructure

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation from Georgia, headed by Tamar Ioseliani, who represented Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mariam Kvrivishvili. Ioseliani...

MBS Logistics to be acquired by AD Ports Group

MBS Logistics Group has entered into a binding agreement to be fully acquired by AD Ports Group on 18 May 2026. The transaction covers...

Port of Thessaloniki: Investment in Pier 6 remains on track

According to the management of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA), the expansion project of Pier 6 is progressing as planned and is expected to be...

Israeli port and shipbuilding industry high-level delegation visits Piraeus Port Authority

A high-level meeting focusing on Eastern Mediterranean geopolitical developments and the emerging India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) was held at the Port of Piraeus...

APM Terminals Japan signs agreement to decarbonise operations in Yokohama

APM Terminals Japan, a Maersk Group company, has signed a long term offsite corporate Power Purchase Agreement with FPS Inc., sourcing renewable electricity to...